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Fish-roe stew

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What exactly is it?

Pollack roe cooks with radish and tofu in a spicy soup. Cutting the cooked roe sac reveals many tiny eggs and a crumbly texture. Some bowls also contain pale, folded milt or other offal; these are not all fish eggs.

Main ingredients

Pollack roe, radish, tofu, scallion, chili powder; optional milt or offal

Ordering and serving

If you want roe only, ask whether the white offal can be omitted. Shops may use the term goni loosely, so ask what the ingredient actually is. Check rice inclusion for shared pots.

Origins and changes

It is one way of using pollack’s different parts. Unlike salted myeongnan-jeot eaten as a condiment, al-tang cooks the roe as the main ingredient of a soup.

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Flavor and character: Pollack roe cooks with radish and tofu in a spicy soup. Cutting the cooked roe sac reveals many tiny eggs and a crumbly texture. Some bowls also contain pale, folded milt or other offal; these are not all fish eggs.
How to eat it: If you want roe only, ask whether the white offal can be omitted. Shops may use the term goni loosely, so ask what the ingredient actually is. Check rice inclusion for shared pots.

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